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Councillor Blake Pain, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “Although our roads are still some of the best around, our spend on maintenance is set to decrease by £7 million by 2020 following national funding reductions.

“The harsh winter has taken its toll. In January, we received three times as many calls about potholes compared with January 2017.

“And we recognise the cost to business and inconvenience to people who use our roads.”

Coun Pain said that each piece of preventative work can stop up to 25 new potholes forming.

He said: “This extra money means we can prevent more potholes occurring.

“And, importantly, it enables us to resurface and seal many more miles of road.